Join the momentum--It's now or never

by: Jon Isaacs | October 14, 2010 - 11:47

Momentum is building for a Kitzhaber win as ballots arrive in mailboxes this week.

On Monday, Rasmussen Reports, a notoriously Republican-leaning pollster, showed John Kitzhaber with a two-point lead over Dudley. Last month the same polling showed Dudley leading by five--that’s a seven-point swing in one month. The race is still considered a toss-up by experts across the political spectrum, but these numbers show that the tide is starting to turn: now we need to ride it.

Why give now?

The reason is simple and the task is clear. Chris Dudley is so out of touch with Oregon values he would be the most anti-environment governor this state has seen in decades. His largest campaign contributor, Stimson Lumber, was just fined for violating clean air and water standards. In addition to expressing enthusiasm for increasing logging on public forest lands, Dudley is also open to drilling for oil off our beautiful coast and says he “doesn’t know” what causes climate change. We just cannot let Dudley become our governor.

OLCV volunteers have already talked to thousands of voters but we can’t stop now. The next three weeks are critical. OLCV is dedicating significant resources to make sure Oregon elects environmental champion John Kitzhaber, and we're talking to voters about local and state races that will make or break our ability to protect our air, water and land.